Element’s comprehensive automotive weathering testing services help ensure that your products achieve ever longer lifetimes. We offer automotive weathering test methods to global automotive OEMs and top-tier suppliers to evaluate specific desired characteristics such as a change in color, loss of adhesion, or corrosion.
The automotive industry requires manufacturers to evaluate the effects of severe environmental conditions on the performance of materials and components because automotive parts and vehicles are susceptible to the damaging influences of daylight, heat, and moisture. Prolonged exposure to these elements may cause degradation of physical and optical properties of materials, leading to discoloration, surface cracking, and rust, which in turn may result in premature product failure.
Contact us today to learn how Element can support your automotive weathering testing needs.
Element's Automotive Weathering Testing Capabilities
Our labs operate advanced accelerated weathering test facilities with customized cabinets available to simulate varying field service conditions. Element’s depth of knowledge and experience in automotive weathering testing allow us to offer sound accelerated weathering test programs that enable estimating the service life of your material, part or component and meet the highest regulatory requirements of the automotive industry.
With dedicated experts for testing paint and coatings, polymer-based and metallic materials, our capabilities allow us to be your single source provider for all of your accelerated weathering testing needs. We can also perform testing to generate failure modes, compare or rank materials, or meet a quality control requirement.
To learn more about our automotive weathering testing services, or to request a quote, contact us today.
Our Services
Find out more about the services we provide to the transportation industry.
Carbon Arc Testing
Element provides carbon arc testing on plastics, paints and coatings as well as other accelerated weathering testing methods to qualify new materials and determine their durability.
Climatics and Environmental Simulation
Element can provide you with critically important data on your product or part's performance in response to typical or extreme environmental conditions.
Corrosion Testing
Find out about Element’s corrosion testing services, from salt spray to cyclic corrosion, pitting and crevice corrosion testing.
Sand and Dust Testing
Find out about Element’s sand and dust testing services to assess your product performance when exposed to desert sand and dust.
Ultraviolet Exposure and UV Testing Services
Element’s comprehensive exposure services can evaluate polymers, coatings, metals and other materials to a variety of methods and specifications.
Xenon Arc Testing
Element is at the cutting-edge of accelerated exposure testing, providing xenon arc testing to clients in the textile, polymer, paint, and automotive industries.